tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post3862298508187065744..comments2023-10-16T04:24:18.761-04:00Comments on Smoking Hot Needles: Happy's first snow!Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12088557380015172558noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-29270879253972928552009-11-09T01:30:56.671-05:002009-11-09T01:30:56.671-05:00Hello Monika, There you are again! I didn't pa...Hello Monika, There you are again! I didn't pay much attention so I missed the first few posts.<br /><br />I am very pleased to read about your knitting and dogs again. It is funny to read about Happy. Ysja behaved just like that and the only suggestion I can give you is: be patience! With a lot of training and playing they get more and more focused on you (but you already know this right?!). All my efforts with Ysja are finally starting to pay of and she is 14 months old now.hannahhttp://hannahknits.web-log.nl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-27547983269056754922009-11-07T20:07:00.815-05:002009-11-07T20:07:00.815-05:00You really have to keep one step ahead of this boy...You really have to keep one step ahead of this boy, don't you? Smart little turkey.<br /><br />I'm thinking that the best reward for Happy is being outside so make that the treat for coming inside. Counter-intuitive, I know, but I think it might work. Put him on a short lead and take him outside. Make it a game that when he steps into the house, you make a huge fuss and let him out again for a little more play time. If you do this often enough, he'll start going inside right away on his own. Once he's got the idea, you can start stretching the time in the house before he goes back outside. Mix it up with short in-house periods and longer ones. Also try to find something, a toy or treat, that he only gets when he comes into the house. If he likes to tug, a braided rope for a quick game of tug is a good reward. I'd be tempted to skip the off-leash fun until you've got him coming in when on-leash. It will work faster that way.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910238896695633752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-77583478275332824492009-11-07T07:24:04.982-05:002009-11-07T07:24:04.982-05:00I used to have a cat with the same attitude, so
I...I used to have a cat with the same attitude, so <br />I would go outside and ignore her, looking intently at one plant or another.<br /><br />Fliss never lasted more than a minute or two before she was under my nose looking for attention ;)<br /><br />You could always try leaving him outside with the door closed for five minutes, long enough for him to realise that being with you is not only more fun, but warmer...Moorecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231619758940001287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-12968926356129495542009-11-07T05:07:57.813-05:002009-11-07T05:07:57.813-05:00Teenagers never like to be told what to do :-)Alth...Teenagers never like to be told what to do :-)Although I might not get enough time to leave comments but have surely been reading all your escapades. The chick magnets are awesome as well!Do post some men's vest ideas please. Would like to knit one for my nephew who joined dentistry course this year.Cheers!illusionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811397629033024094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-50371064565881872882009-11-07T04:22:56.541-05:002009-11-07T04:22:56.541-05:00wow, snow! The pawprint picture is great. Happy go...wow, snow! The pawprint picture is great. Happy got really big.<br />I would also suggest closing the door or/and letting him hear that you are having great fun inside. Coming in is fun, too! Flavie likes to stay outside, too (eating raspberries), but she comes like a flash when I cloes the door or when I cuddle Dingo - jealousy is a good reason to come back!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370838552387556024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-9202359709561143742009-11-06T19:57:51.276-05:002009-11-06T19:57:51.276-05:00Happy has it made in the shade! No advice on how ...Happy has it made in the shade! No advice on how to get him to see things your way, but until then, enjoy him!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426445654825897405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-48654007204810248742009-11-06T19:31:50.523-05:002009-11-06T19:31:50.523-05:00Nimitz doesn't really like to come back to me ...Nimitz doesn't really like to come back to me when we're in the yard either even though I know he knows the command to come back to me. He gets too busy sniffing and eating grass. I like the idea of making sure it's fun for Happy to come back and go inside and not just the end of play time. It does sound like he's just going to start coming back on his own as he realizes it's not as fun without you around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-79436503488199817062009-11-06T18:05:15.913-05:002009-11-06T18:05:15.913-05:00Happy has grown so big and so handsome!! I can see...Happy has grown so big and so handsome!! I can see he loves his frisbee!!!Too clever for words, is Happy. I reckon if you ignore him enough he'll be inside like a shot. I know that is the Very Worst Consequence at our house- being ignored!!!!2pawhttp://cindy2paw.typepad.com/2paw/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-72823672258140126662009-11-06T17:29:02.879-05:002009-11-06T17:29:02.879-05:00I love that paw print!
Aw, Happy. My cat doesn...I love that paw print!<br /><br />Aw, Happy. My cat doesn't like to come in either but she's bowing to the inevitable that once it gets dark, she has to. OTOH, I can pick her up. ;)Carrie Khttp://mymiddlenameispatience.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-66722910361065273572009-11-06T13:42:34.135-05:002009-11-06T13:42:34.135-05:00snow! may big white pain in the behind required t...snow! may big white pain in the behind required the same treatment when she hit adolescence... I started training her by saying "time to go inside' and then walking inside and talking really happily to the cat (and leaving the door open) when she'd come inside, I'd make it a big deal and play with her toy for a few minutes... after a week or so she stopped thinking that going inside was the end of playtime.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532319866441105577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-40500177902897167742009-11-06T12:50:17.112-05:002009-11-06T12:50:17.112-05:00Lovely photos of Happy and his first snow! My he&...Lovely photos of Happy and his first snow! My he's grown since we've seen him last.<br /><br />I'm no dog trainer. But, when Mr Puffy is "off leash" and won't come I simply say to him "Does mommy have to put the leash on you?" "This will be embarrassing for both of us" A couple of steps toward him with the leash held aloft and all of a sudden he's obedient again.Mr Puffy's Knitting Blog:https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129149473915655930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-5653606265449125672009-11-06T12:44:27.521-05:002009-11-06T12:44:27.521-05:00ahhh yes the old I don't wanna come in. That&#...ahhh yes the old I don't wanna come in. That's Boston too but he usually doesn't like it when I close the door on him. He'll come running back to it after I have asked him to come in and went in without him.<br />Cute pics, love that paw print.CelticCastOnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965972142781253239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-60628948520467282972009-11-06T12:00:18.219-05:002009-11-06T12:00:18.219-05:00Happy seems very happy with the snow for me.
I lov...Happy seems very happy with the snow for me.<br />I loved the picture of the paw print!Renata S. P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05440772895216965089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-4236595738063246112009-11-06T11:53:42.746-05:002009-11-06T11:53:42.746-05:00Love that pawprint!Love that pawprint!Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-82428636727309951822009-11-06T11:53:13.081-05:002009-11-06T11:53:13.081-05:00Love that frozen paw print!Love that frozen paw print!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25604704.post-216757823886212152009-11-06T11:08:40.167-05:002009-11-06T11:08:40.167-05:00No suggestions, really, other than the fact that H...No suggestions, really, other than the fact that Happy is smart as a whip and has his people all figured out. Isn't that why we love them so much? That and the snuggling, too.momsue84https://www.blogger.com/profile/08822760000688874982noreply@blogger.com